Improvement in revolving churns



R. MURPHY. REVOLVING-CHURNS.

Patented l l'ov. 7 1876..

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT MURPHY, 0F OANISTEO, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN REVOLVING CHURNS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,165, dated November7, 1876; application filed September 5, 1876.

the head firmly in place, and to keep the cask and head in shape.

The head is made by placing two hoops about one-fourth of an inch apartnear one end of the cask, and then sawing through the cask between thesaid hoops, the smaller piece making the head, Figure 2. A small groove,about one-fourth of an inch deep, is cut in the center of the end of thestaves of the head, into which is placed a strip of rubber belting, H,which extends a little above the surface of the end of the staves. Uponthe sides of the head are placed four arms, B B D D, which extend ashort distance below the head, and fit closely to the outside of thecask when in place, B D D, Fig. 1, two of which, B B, are

booked at both ends. Two staples, O, are

placed on the sides of the cask, near the ends of the hooked arms, towhich one end of the levers A is fastened. The head is drawn tight toplace by pressing the levers down over the hooks at the end of the armsB B, and is held there by placing the long end of the levers under thecatch G.

I claim as my invention- The strip of rubber H, the arms B B and D D,the staple 0, the lever A, and the catch G, in combination with the caskand head, as above specified.

, ROBERT MURPHY.

Witnesses:

A. H. BURRELL, ELI SoULE.

